“Becoming unimpressionable” is a vague statement, but how many thoughts and opinions were predetermined by advertisement or societal trends? Personally, I feel like I've been hopping on the bandwagon my whole life and trying to keep up with what's new and trendy while never wanting to be the last one to hear of something. Within today's world, we see what's popular or what everyone is doing now and try to mimic what we see. And while this isn't necessarily a bad thing, I don’t think it's bad for you to want to do what everyone else is doing. I've been doing it my whole life so far and I'm fine, but looking back on how I used to live life, I wish I had feared judgement less and been more creative. I don’t blame anyone for this really, and I don't think it's anyone's fault. I have been enjoying life so far and doing things I love with people that I love -- I just feel that some choices that I have made in the past were because everyone else was doing it.

Sometimes I feel like the media can have some part of the blame when telling us how to look, but not all of it. Have you noticed that slimming yogurt commercials are targeted directly towards women? Television and advertising are always telling us how to look and people tend to believe it whether or not they want to; it’s psychological. Desensitization is inevitable when repetition is occurring, especially when the media never celebrates contentment and confidence. Recently, people have been trying to change the media’s concept of beauty, but the media is not the main problem.

I sometimes feel like I used to let the media decrease my confidence when it came to my opinions and appearance, but I have broken away from that toxic mindset to see things more realistically. I will never look like Kim Kardashian and I used to see that as a bad thing. Yes, she looks amazing, but it’s not coincidental; it's a part of her career. I used to forget how much work goes into looking like Kim K, and I’d rather use my time and money differently. And who actually looks like Kim besides Kim? So, I think it's time that we apply our originality and contentment to ourselves and our confidence.